Hirosaki is on a totally different level than most other hanami spots in Japan.
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30 Pictures That Will Make You Want to Visit Japan in Spring
My disappointment quickly bloomed into delight.
Continue ReadingThe Great Weeping Cherry of Kesennuma
Flowers bloom and petals fall as they please—I want my happiness to be like that.
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The Tokyo cherry blossom season comes early—but often unpredictably so.
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Flexibility, not luck, is the key to a successful Japan sakura trip, both in terms of the flowers themselves and the skies above them.
Continue ReadingJapan’s Sakura Mountain
This might just be the ultimate Yoshino itinerary.
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Try targeting some of the early cherry blossoms in Japan.
Continue ReadingKyoto’s Sakura Secrets
Hanami in Kyoto can be a perfect experience—if you follow my advice.
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Visit Japan’s second city to see sakura of the first rate.
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There’s no universal answer to the question of the best time to visit Japan.
Continue Reading30 (More) Pictures to Inspire Your Sakura Travels
Even if you don’t have as much time as I do to obsess over beautiful flowers that die a few days after they bloom.
Continue Reading30 Stunning Pictures of Japan During Cherry Blossom Season
At long last, I’ve done Japan’s cherry blossoms justice.
Continue ReadingOsaka’s Spiritual Sakura
Osaka, broadly speaking, is a city that always exceeds my expectations.
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